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Weekend calendar: Feb. 25-27
Your to-do list: pre-register for a benefit Hike for the Homeless, prepare for Sunday’s readings, support a Catholic school in danger of closing, watch “Catholics Matter.” Plus, weekend conferences options for teens/young adults, adults and an immersion experience through Catholic Charities. A Walk through ‘The Life’ immersion — 5:30-9 p.m. Feb. 24-25, 2-9 p.m. Feb. [...]
Frontline on ‘Sex Slaves’
There is a misconception about prostitution, according to Catholic Charities Community Services. That is that these women choose this lifestyle. Most entered it at age 13. Some 85 percent of them were sexually abused as children. And it’s a global problem. PBS’s Frontline will re-air its 2005 documentary, “Sex Slaves,” tonight. Check your local listing. [...]
More “quitters” make headlines
If you follow us on Twitter or had a chance to break open the Sept. 17 issue of The Catholic Sun, you may have read J.D’s article on the DIGNITY program through Catholic Charities. DIGNITY helps women divert their lifestyles from prostitution to the kind of productivity that also brings self-worth. Learn more. Other women [...]